And that's exactly what my friends have done. The other three members of the Gambling Dukes, they trusted me-and now I'm thrown out, lost, alone, and desperate.

So what do I do? Avoid the gossip sheets, hide from Society?

No. I've found a beautiful heiress, certain that I can trick her into marriage and save myself from financial ruin.

Precisely why I allowed Lady Briar Weatherford to get under my skin-and under my clothes-I couldn't say...

When a duke risks it all, only one person can win: and it's got to be me. If I risk everything and lose, I'll lose myself to Lady Briar Weatherford...

Tropes to enjoy: fallen hero, redeemed hero, rivals to lovers, found family, bet/wager

This is the second in a series of four novels which can be read in any order - each have a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, fiery heroines and rakish heroes...